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operations in afghanistan. he will be at the senate armed services committee live at 9:30 eastern. "washington journal
operations in afghanistan. he will be at the senate armed services committee live at 9:30 eastern. "washington journal
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the cost of the war in iraq and afghanistan. it this far outpaces anything. just the war costs in the tax cuts alone, what day account for are the debt. the way you get out of this debt is to pile all of this burden on middle income families and senior citizens. they're the most vulnerable. it is just plain wrong. this is outrageous. ..will close with this bi the house of riverses appears to be here. president obama has put a lot on the table. he put some that makes me very uncomfortable. he has gone the extra mile by any objective analysis. we're close to this deadline. these are something that does not recommend a conference bridge a compromise. it was right off a cliff ticket we should not be doing this. we should be finding ways to come together. let's move on. i regret that we are her we do not even know what the you're going to bring to the floor. i've never experienced a thing like this before. i regret that we are here. i thank you very much for being here. i wish your counterpart were here. >> thank you. >> thank y vermuch. how many hearings has this
the cost of the war in iraq and afghanistan. it this far outpaces anything. just the war costs in the tax cuts alone, what day account for are the debt. the way you get out of this debt is to pile all of this burden on middle income families and senior citizens. they're the most vulnerable. it is just plain wrong. this is outrageous. ..will close with this bi the house of riverses appears to be here. president obama has put a lot on the table. he put some that makes me very uncomfortable. he...
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speake we should never have gotten to the point where our troops in afghanistan had to ask whether they were going to be paid. that's a scandal. and it's scandalous that our republican colleagues would threaten for the first time in american history to torpedo america's credit worthiness and american jobs unless they succeeded in enacting a budget plan to end the medicare guarantee, slash medicaid and slash critical investments in education in our future. that was the plan. they wanted to do that now and they wanted to have this whole debate again six months from w. why? not to reduce the deficit. if the goal is to reduce the deficit why refuse to end taxpayer subsidies for the oil companies? if reducing the deficit was the purpose, why refuse to end special breaks for corporate jets and the folks at the very high end of the icome scale? that wasn't the plan. the plan was to use this moment to threaten the economy, to try and slash the social safety net and those critical investments in education innovation in our future. and guess what? they failed. they failed to do that. they failed
speake we should never have gotten to the point where our troops in afghanistan had to ask whether they were going to be paid. that's a scandal. and it's scandalous that our republican colleagues would threaten for the first time in american history to torpedo america's credit worthiness and american jobs unless they succeeded in enacting a budget plan to end the medicare guarantee, slash medicaid and slash critical investments in education in our future. that was the plan. they wanted to do...
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ending hostilities in afghanistan is a dream. china and iran have been drawn into a closer alliance against the united states. america's uncontrolled deficits are senselessly fueled by needless militarism. we are now much poorer and less safe. there was no al qaeda in iraq before we invaded in 2003. today there is. no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in iraq. war always leads to government growth and the sacrifice of civil liberties. in the past 10 years this has been particularly costly to us with the acceptance of military tribunals, torture, assassination, abuse of habeas corpus, and patriot act-type legislation. senseless war and senseless destruction and death should not be rationalized as providing a great service in protecting our freedoms. our constitution or maintaining peace. the only value that can come of this is to recognize our policies are flawed and they need to be changed. without this history will record the sacrifices were all in vain. the speaker pro tempore: mr. hoyer of maryland. mr. hoyer: thank
ending hostilities in afghanistan is a dream. china and iran have been drawn into a closer alliance against the united states. america's uncontrolled deficits are senselessly fueled by needless militarism. we are now much poorer and less safe. there was no al qaeda in iraq before we invaded in 2003. today there is. no weapons of mass destruction were ever found in iraq. war always leads to government growth and the sacrifice of civil liberties. in the past 10 years this has been particularly...
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we are funding totally afghanistan. we are going to fund totally korea to sustain their readiness level in korea. so what that means is the rest of the forces now back in the united states will not be able to train, not be able -- they will be able to do small-level, squad-level training, not platoon-level, company-level, the kind of training back at their installations. they will not be able to go out to combat training centers, which is what provides them the final readiness certification at the battalion and brigade levels. what that means in the future is we are funding the forces in afghanistan and the next ones to go in, and as they go in in the summer and fall, my concern is the ones that go in after them, they will now be behind, and we will have to extend, when 2014 starts, how long it takes me to get them ready. i made the comment to congress the other day -- i have two choices. if i cannot make that up quickly, i have to send in forces that are not ready, or i will have to extend those already there, and that
we are funding totally afghanistan. we are going to fund totally korea to sustain their readiness level in korea. so what that means is the rest of the forces now back in the united states will not be able to train, not be able -- they will be able to do small-level, squad-level training, not platoon-level, company-level, the kind of training back at their installations. they will not be able to go out to combat training centers, which is what provides them the final readiness certification at...
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been mentioned over and over again and built u these great deficits, including the wars in iraq and afghanistan thaw supported so ll and created the deficit that threatend our country to make us look like a future ireland, a future portugal, countries that are in great deficit problems that we are putting our country into. we don't need to be insane and try to do this over again. i feel like it's return to christmas past. christmas past. and you know, there is a book that says, from those who are ven much, much is expected. but in this congress, from those who have much, we are expecting little, we get little from it and giving them the biggest tax breaks of all. and to the peoe who die to the richest in our nation, we give em the steinbrenners who died with$1.1 billion and we will be giving them a free ride and the differences in the taxes 35% or 45%, $100 million. that is wrong and that is why i oppose the bill. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. . the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: i yield five minutes to the the gentleman from ohio. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for f
been mentioned over and over again and built u these great deficits, including the wars in iraq and afghanistan thaw supported so ll and created the deficit that threatend our country to make us look like a future ireland, a future portugal, countries that are in great deficit problems that we are putting our country into. we don't need to be insane and try to do this over again. i feel like it's return to christmas past. christmas past. and you know, there is a book that says, from those who...
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later house armed service meeting meeting on house operations in afghanistan. >> the house budget committee met today to consider the 2016 federal budget. reconciling measures proposed by three other house committees. it passed along party lines 21-11. the markup is just under two hours. >> the committee will now come to order. today we meet to report the recommendation cemented to the budget committee pursuant to the reconciliation set forth in title to of the current resolution on the budget fiscal year 2016. under the congressional budget act of 1974 the budget committee has the role of combining the reconciliation summit of the three committees. reporting the bill to the house without any revisions. after any will follow the customary practice to request changes to the reconciliation bill. at the rules committee which may make in order amendments to reconciliation bill. under the agreement i've reach with rankin member from maryland, ben holling, the procedure for the markup is as follows. first rankin member follows. first rankin member will each make an opening statement, give time co
later house armed service meeting meeting on house operations in afghanistan. >> the house budget committee met today to consider the 2016 federal budget. reconciling measures proposed by three other house committees. it passed along party lines 21-11. the markup is just under two hours. >> the committee will now come to order. today we meet to report the recommendation cemented to the budget committee pursuant to the reconciliation set forth in title to of the current resolution on...
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let us come back from afghanistan in an orderly way. mr. woodall: thank you very much. ms. delauro: let us cut the agriculture subsidies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the gentlelady will suspend. the gentleman from georgia has the time. mr. woodall: i thank the speaker for his help there. i'm sorry i needed it, but i appreciate him offering it. we passed a budget in this house. a comprehensive budget in this house. and to hear my colleagues talk, you'd think this is the only bill we are going to pass for the rest of the year. to hear my colleagues talk you think we are not going to bring a farm bill to the floor and go after ag subsidies. to hear my colleagues talk you think we are not going to bring a tax bill to the floor and try to raise revenues in this country. to hear my colleagues talk, this is it. this isn't it. this is the bill that responds to the chairman joints chief of staff, general martin democracy, who said this year about the cuts we are trying to prevent today, i will tell you that i am prepared to say that sequestration will pose
let us come back from afghanistan in an orderly way. mr. woodall: thank you very much. ms. delauro: let us cut the agriculture subsidies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the gentlelady will suspend. the gentleman from georgia has the time. mr. woodall: i thank the speaker for his help there. i'm sorry i needed it, but i appreciate him offering it. we passed a budget in this house. a comprehensive budget in this house. and to hear my colleagues talk, you'd think this is the...
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for ae been out of iraq number of years now and we are drawing down in afghanistan. but afghanistan remains a challenge. we all heard what north korea is up to, what iran is up to. al qaeda is still out there in many places
for ae been out of iraq number of years now and we are drawing down in afghanistan. but afghanistan remains a challenge. we all heard what north korea is up to, what iran is up to. al qaeda is still out there in many places
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now we're beginning a transition in afghanistan, making afghans more responsible for their own security. all of this is possible only because of the extraordinary men and women in uniform to protect our freedom every single day at great sacrifice to themselves. the question now is, what country are they coming back to? we want to give them a country full of opportunity. part of that is making sure we are doing right by them. as long as i am commander in chief, they would get the benefits they earn. if you fought for america you should not have to fight for a job or a roof over your head when you come home. it also means making sure the economy is absorbing the folks who are coming home. i wanted to cap the money we are spending on war and start investing here in our school goals and roads here. let's make sure we are putting teachers back to work. there is so much that we can do with the savings that we had. it will make america strong there. it will make america safer not just for the next five or 10 years of four decades to come. that is the america we want to build. that is the choic
now we're beginning a transition in afghanistan, making afghans more responsible for their own security. all of this is possible only because of the extraordinary men and women in uniform to protect our freedom every single day at great sacrifice to themselves. the question now is, what country are they coming back to? we want to give them a country full of opportunity. part of that is making sure we are doing right by them. as long as i am commander in chief, they would get the benefits they...
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but does the baseline assume that the war in iraq and afghanistan comes to an end and that that money ceases going out the door? >> no. so what we do -- >> does it assume that the sandy supplemental spending was just a one-time effect, it also won't go on? >> no. to answer both parts of the question, our pronkses of discrer agencies spending have never been about the cost of doing particular sorts of programs. they've always been extrapolations of latest funding congress has provided, with one crucial exception now of the caps on most discretionary spending. but the current funding for overseas wars and the funding that the congress has provided for to hurricane sandy, we've extrapolated those with inflation, the way we have traditionally done discretionary spending as a whole. >> and why is that? here we've done an alternative scenario because some members have suggested that something might happen and yet we've baked into the baseline 10 years of sandy aid which we know with absolute certainly it never happen. what's the reason to that are? >> so, i think for the things that -- as y
but does the baseline assume that the war in iraq and afghanistan comes to an end and that that money ceases going out the door? >> no. so what we do -- >> does it assume that the sandy supplemental spending was just a one-time effect, it also won't go on? >> no. to answer both parts of the question, our pronkses of discrer agencies spending have never been about the cost of doing particular sorts of programs. they've always been extrapolations of latest funding congress has...
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we have american men and women putting their lives on the line in iraq and afghanistan while others hide their income in the cayman islands and switzerland and refuse to pay their fair share to support our nation. the bipartisan fiscal commission called upon all aricans to pay their fair share. its budget blueprint calls for the top 2% income earners to pay the same tax rates they paid during the booming economy of the clinton administration. their plan also generates another $1 trillion in revenue over ten years by closing special interest tax loopholes and limiting tax expenditures. the fiscal commission also warned that very deep immediate cut cu would threaten the fragile economic recovery and slow job growth. they recognize that americans make strategic investments to win in the global marketplace. the republican budget fails both these tasks. i would say that the jobs numbers we heard cited comes from that done by the heritage foundation, the sail organization that predicted that the bush tax cuts of 2001/2003 would lead to booming job growth where we know at the end of that eight-
we have american men and women putting their lives on the line in iraq and afghanistan while others hide their income in the cayman islands and switzerland and refuse to pay their fair share to support our nation. the bipartisan fiscal commission called upon all aricans to pay their fair share. its budget blueprint calls for the top 2% income earners to pay the same tax rates they paid during the booming economy of the clinton administration. their plan also generates another $1 trillion in...
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it says that, imagine that we're at war for 10 years, in afghanistan and iraq at surge levels. we assume we're going to be fighting this war for 10 more years, with over 100,000 troops in afghanistan and oh, gosh, wait, we're going to withdraw our troops in 2014. $1 trillion in savings. i've got a better idea. let's pass a bill to cover the moon with yogurt that will cost $5 trillion today. and then let's pass a bill the next day to cancel that bill. we could save $5 trillion. wait, i've got a better idea. our debt is $14 trillion. let's come up with a new plan to spend $14 trillion, then rescind it the next day and let's save $14 trillion. this stuff is fiscal fantasy. you can't make this stuff up, mr. speaker. suggesting that we're going to be in a war at these levels for 10 more years when everybody knows we've already decided not to do that, that does not get us $1.3 trillion in spending cuts. only in washington can you add up math like that. we need real spending cuts. i yield myself an additional minute to say, this is getting serious,r. speaker. very serious. we can't ke
it says that, imagine that we're at war for 10 years, in afghanistan and iraq at surge levels. we assume we're going to be fighting this war for 10 more years, with over 100,000 troops in afghanistan and oh, gosh, wait, we're going to withdraw our troops in 2014. $1 trillion in savings. i've got a better idea. let's pass a bill to cover the moon with yogurt that will cost $5 trillion today. and then let's pass a bill the next day to cancel that bill. we could save $5 trillion. wait, i've got a...
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it is not just in of afghanistan. it has to be in pakistan and afghanistan. we have the vantage in a afghanistan of having boots on the ground so that we can defeat rather than disrupt. we have to defeat that kind of capability. you need both. this brings the structure to this. this brings the enduring peace to this. will the peace be able to endure. will the capability provide the sufficiency to endure as we go forward? that is the question that we are trying to answer. >> i would like to ask about the issue of the pakistani safe havens. they usually only do this after their own government has been directly threatened. you still have al qaeda and taliban leadership detected in other parts of pakistan. what specifically do you plan to push the pakistani government? if they do not go ahead with this, what can the u.s. do? >> first of all, i would say that the pakistanis have indicated their willingness to move into other areas. as i mentioned in my opening remarks and as secretary clinton referred to, it is hard to overstate the impact of the flooding in pakis
it is not just in of afghanistan. it has to be in pakistan and afghanistan. we have the vantage in a afghanistan of having boots on the ground so that we can defeat rather than disrupt. we have to defeat that kind of capability. you need both. this brings the structure to this. this brings the enduring peace to this. will the peace be able to endure. will the capability provide the sufficiency to endure as we go forward? that is the question that we are trying to answer. >> i would like...
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between the rise in police brutality and violence in the connection of veterans returning from iraq in afghanistan and assuming positions as police officers. >> interesting. >> i do not know there is a correlation. i do not know that -- because the veterans have been returning for, say, the last 9, 10, 12 years, i guess it is. the war started in 2003. this problem of brutality -- i do not know whether it is rising or falling. i think we are seeing more of it on the news. as far as weather is better or worse, i do not know if we can say, so i do not know if there is a correlation. >> an interesting question. not permit it. >> i live in st. louis. during protests, a number of black police officers were singled out for special abuse as essentially traitors to their race. also, the "post-dispatch" had in article where a number of people in the apartment, what does if i in the grand jury in support of the police officers' story, but were afraid to come help publicly because of retribution from their own community. what does that say about the relationship of the police and the community? >> nothing, as
between the rise in police brutality and violence in the connection of veterans returning from iraq in afghanistan and assuming positions as police officers. >> interesting. >> i do not know there is a correlation. i do not know that -- because the veterans have been returning for, say, the last 9, 10, 12 years, i guess it is. the war started in 2003. this problem of brutality -- i do not know whether it is rising or falling. i think we are seeing more of it on the news. as far as...
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and this is a special fund that was created to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it has been used fairly aggressively in the last couple of years. it's sort of a separate defense budget where they can tap into to pay for other defense operations, outside the base budget. so the house and senate republicans use this overseas account, it's called o.c.a., that's the acronym. they use it pretty aggressively. democrats argue that this is effectively a second defense budget, as it were. and they say that republicans are using that while purporting to adhere to defense caps, so they say it's a shell game that's sort of disguised as what they're really trying to do. host: we also heard that the house is going to use a procedure called the queen of the hill to consider amendments on the floor on thursday. what is queen of the hill and why do they need to use it? john: what they're looking to do is to have votes on six different alternatives. three democrat plans, three republican plans. they're doing this process called queen of the hill, which i've seen done a couple of t
and this is a special fund that was created to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it has been used fairly aggressively in the last couple of years. it's sort of a separate defense budget where they can tap into to pay for other defense operations, outside the base budget. so the house and senate republicans use this overseas account, it's called o.c.a., that's the acronym. they use it pretty aggressively. democrats argue that this is effectively a second defense budget, as it were. and they...
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speaker, i mean, i've got two kids who just got back from afghanistan. i understand terrorist threats and threats to our financial situation and -- but the most imminent threat to our national security would be at whatever point we would begin to rely on another country for our food supply. and this farm bill is the single most important piece of federal legislation that america has. there's a lot of things that this bill does, it repeals and consolidates more than 100 programs. this is a great example for the rest of the government. this is exactly step one on how we begin to reduce our spending appropriately. looking at things that either don't work, things that are duke cantive, -- duplicative. it eliminates direct payments which farmers receive regardless of market conditions. i'm not sure why have supported past farm bills, to tell you the truth, passed before i came here. but i support this one because the reforms we brought to the agriculture side and the nutrition side are very good. very good. very good for the sustainability of our food supply
speaker, i mean, i've got two kids who just got back from afghanistan. i understand terrorist threats and threats to our financial situation and -- but the most imminent threat to our national security would be at whatever point we would begin to rely on another country for our food supply. and this farm bill is the single most important piece of federal legislation that america has. there's a lot of things that this bill does, it repeals and consolidates more than 100 programs. this is a great...
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we have american men and women putting their lives on the line in iraq, in afghanistan, while others hide their income in the cayman islands, in switzerland, and refuse to pay their fair share tsupport our national efforts. and that is why the bipartisan commission, among other reasons, said that the republican plan is just not balanced. it'not. let's say no to the republican plan, let's say yes to finding a balanceday to reduce our deficits in a way that protects the values and priorities of the american people and in a way that gets our economy moving and america back to work. with that i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: mr. chairman, at this time i'd like to yield two minutes to the distinguished chairman of the house republican conference, the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. hensarling: mr. chairman, earlier this week "usa today" reported that we have the fewest participants in our work force than at any tim
we have american men and women putting their lives on the line in iraq, in afghanistan, while others hide their income in the cayman islands, in switzerland, and refuse to pay their fair share tsupport our national efforts. and that is why the bipartisan commission, among other reasons, said that the republican plan is just not balanced. it'not. let's say no to the republican plan, let's say yes to finding a balanceday to reduce our deficits in a way that protects the values and priorities of...
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are referring to what happens in afghanistan. we discussed the issue, and if we are talking about a possibility of some enforcing order. i believe that kyrgyzstan should on its own go forward with these problems. the russian federation does not plan any deployment of a peaceful contingent, and i got a letter from the acting president of kyrgyzstan. there is a consultations mechanism [unintelligible] had the security met to discuss the issue of security and of deploying up peacekeepers contingent. so far, there is no need, but things may start developing a much different scenarios. they will respond, and me being made the chairman of the organization anytime can convene a meeting of relevant bodies, and we hope that the united states does have an understanding. >> obviously we are monitoring the situation very carefully. there has been excellent coordination between the united states and the russian federation on the delivery of humanitarian aid. one of the things we discussed is creating a mechanism so that the international comm
are referring to what happens in afghanistan. we discussed the issue, and if we are talking about a possibility of some enforcing order. i believe that kyrgyzstan should on its own go forward with these problems. the russian federation does not plan any deployment of a peaceful contingent, and i got a letter from the acting president of kyrgyzstan. there is a consultations mechanism [unintelligible] had the security met to discuss the issue of security and of deploying up peacekeepers...
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speaker, some of our soldiers on the front line in afghanistan today. and majority leader talked about doing the math. do the math on the tax plan, because that's exactly what it shows. what the president has called for is a balanced plan that asks for the wealthiest to share the burden of our deficit challenge and make sure had a we get our economy in full gear. and with that i yield a minute and a half to the distinguished ranking member of the ways and means committee, mr. levin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. levin: i did not know i would follow the distinguished majority leader. i just want to say -- and i also want to talk about plan c -- br for he or anybody else to come on the floor and say the president hasn't proposed spending cuts, it isn't true and it undercuts the necessary level of trust to find common ground. that kind of a statement should not be made. i sat in the rules committee for three hours, par
speaker, some of our soldiers on the front line in afghanistan today. and majority leader talked about doing the math. do the math on the tax plan, because that's exactly what it shows. what the president has called for is a balanced plan that asks for the wealthiest to share the burden of our deficit challenge and make sure had a we get our economy in full gear. and with that i yield a minute and a half to the distinguished ranking member of the ways and means committee, mr. levin. the speaker...
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the chairman of the joint choef of staff is in afghanistan. he was asked whether they are going to get their checks next week. >> i think we are beth confident we'll be able to come to some agreement with the white house in this impasse. heading the way of the vote. by this time, we could have had this bipartisan agreement nextdoor. we could have had this bill flippished early between next week. there was an agreement between myself and leaders to be moved through the house. for the president, all he had to do was say yes. that bill would have moved quickly through the house and senate. we wasted a week we didn't need to waste. we've driven through the cul-de-sac and it is time for the president to decide howle handle it. >> what gives you confidence? >> in spite of our differences, we are dealing with reasonable and responsibly people that want this crisis to end as quickly as possible. i'm confident it will. let me add, our country is not going to default for the first time in history, that is not going to happen we now have a level of serio
the chairman of the joint choef of staff is in afghanistan. he was asked whether they are going to get their checks next week. >> i think we are beth confident we'll be able to come to some agreement with the white house in this impasse. heading the way of the vote. by this time, we could have had this bipartisan agreement nextdoor. we could have had this bill flippished early between next week. there was an agreement between myself and leaders to be moved through the house. for the...
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afghanistan is a very poor country. under the best of circumstances, it would still be in very poor country with tremendous problems. our work in development assistance is part of our campaign to prepare and afghanistan which can stand on its own feet in a way that it has stability that is sustainable over time, and this goes to the point that the senator raised about what our enduring vital interest is in afghanistan. >> i do not mean to interrupt. i wanted to hear you go on at length, but here is my problem. i understand the goals, but we have an administration and and afghanistan that is significantly corrupt. we have an administration in afghanistan that we see has wasted amounts of money. so if afghanistan is going to be a ward of the united states for over a decade, and we are going to spend $90 billion and maybe more, at least, at least there should be a expectation that there should be greater transparency, greater efficiency, less corruption, and unless there are benchmarks to do that, i do not see how in fact
afghanistan is a very poor country. under the best of circumstances, it would still be in very poor country with tremendous problems. our work in development assistance is part of our campaign to prepare and afghanistan which can stand on its own feet in a way that it has stability that is sustainable over time, and this goes to the point that the senator raised about what our enduring vital interest is in afghanistan. >> i do not mean to interrupt. i wanted to hear you go on at length,...
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it is the spirit that i have seen in our men and women in uniform, those serving in afghanistan in iraq today for a cause greater than themselves, protecting and advancing freedom. and it is most powerfully the spirit i have seen in the wounded heroes i visit at walter reed who, amazingly, want nothing more than to go back to the battlefield, to rejoin their brothers and sisters in arms. it is the spirit that every day inspires all of our american heroes, our first responders and educators, our entrepreneurs and innovators, our citizen activists and religious leaders. it is the spirit that inspires hundreds of millions of seemingly ordinary americans, the unsung heroes who work hard and play by the rules every day, driven by a dream, inspired to imagine a tomorrow that is better than today for themselves, most importantly for their children, for our country, and our world. that is the spirit that has defined the american people for two hundred 35 years now and that i know will continue to make as the greatest nation in the world. and that is, my friends, the spirit that fills me today.
it is the spirit that i have seen in our men and women in uniform, those serving in afghanistan in iraq today for a cause greater than themselves, protecting and advancing freedom. and it is most powerfully the spirit i have seen in the wounded heroes i visit at walter reed who, amazingly, want nothing more than to go back to the battlefield, to rejoin their brothers and sisters in arms. it is the spirit that every day inspires all of our american heroes, our first responders and educators, our...
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especially those serving in a afghanistan. it is their sacrifice that has made this progress possible. i regret that we will be asking more of them in the months and years to come. >> a two-part question for secretary gates and secretary clinton. the key phrase is gains that are fragile and reversible. one thing that the american public would like to know, is it fair to conclude that the bulk of the 100,000 troops there will be there for a long haul? the drawdown that begins in july will be gradual and quite modest. when and for how long will the bulk of the troops be there? >> the key with the security responsibility in 2014 is the continued expansion of the afghan national security forces. the expectation on the part of ourselves and our partners in the coalition is that as the afghans increase their capability, then we can move to more challenging parts of the country. at the same time, all of us begin drawing down our forces based on conditions on the ground. just as the afghans are in control of security in the kabul area
especially those serving in a afghanistan. it is their sacrifice that has made this progress possible. i regret that we will be asking more of them in the months and years to come. >> a two-part question for secretary gates and secretary clinton. the key phrase is gains that are fragile and reversible. one thing that the american public would like to know, is it fair to conclude that the bulk of the 100,000 troops there will be there for a long haul? the drawdown that begins in july will...
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we have built lots of roads and lots of facilities in places like afghanistan. but sale at -- we are saying let's take some of those savings and invest them at home. invest in theo jobs of the future through early education. we believe we have to replace the sequester, no doubt about it. we understand that we may not be able to replace the whole thing at once, that we need to replace it, and we need to replace it in a balanced way, a way that calls for shared responsibility, which is why we have said from the beginning that in addition to making targeted cuts, we should also look at closing special interest tax breaks to make sure that everybody is participating in trying to replace the sequester. we all know that the sequester is hurting the economy. the congressional budget office says it will result in 800,000 fewer jobs by this time next year, so we have to fix it, and we have to fix it in a balanced way. you have seen the reports and a lot of you have written about this. the proposals republicans have put forward as part of this income,go after middle middl
we have built lots of roads and lots of facilities in places like afghanistan. but sale at -- we are saying let's take some of those savings and invest them at home. invest in theo jobs of the future through early education. we believe we have to replace the sequester, no doubt about it. we understand that we may not be able to replace the whole thing at once, that we need to replace it, and we need to replace it in a balanced way, a way that calls for shared responsibility, which is why we...
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first, afghanistan. we are ostensibly pulling out of afghanistan in just three weeks, but in fact we are leaving about 10,000 troops behind for the next several years. and congress has the responsibility to authorize this new mission. we can't just continue the same old, same old. mr. speaker, i'd like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a reuters article entitled obama widens post 2014 combat role for u.s. forces in afghanistan. it doesn't sound like we are winding down anything. twice now ranking member, adam smith, and congressman walter jones, and i, have tried to offer an amendment requiring a vote next march to authorize any post 2014 deployment of u.s. troops in afghanistan. and twice the leadership of this house has refused to allow our amendments to come to the floor. what is the leadership afraid of? why do they refuse to allow a debate and vote on authorizing america's post 2014 mission in afghanistan? don't we owe it to the troops who are going to be there? don't we owe it to t
first, afghanistan. we are ostensibly pulling out of afghanistan in just three weeks, but in fact we are leaving about 10,000 troops behind for the next several years. and congress has the responsibility to authorize this new mission. we can't just continue the same old, same old. mr. speaker, i'd like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a reuters article entitled obama widens post 2014 combat role for u.s. forces in afghanistan. it doesn't sound like we are winding down...
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>> this process is being led by afghanistan. you are talking about the composition of the political structure in civil society within afghanistan and this is rightly decisions for the afghan government and people. >> what this situation with richard holbrooke? >> nothing went wrong. the date has been reopened. the trucks are flowing through that gate. they are on their way to resupply the national forces in afghanistan. we successfully worked through the issue with the pakistani government. in the meantime, we did have any -- other avenues to continue to resupply the u.s. forces? >> out of hundreds of trucks, only a handful were burned. that means that someone was giving information to the taliban or whoever. >> i don't know that i would agree with that statement. >> what a deal made of prime minister netanyahu's -- what do you make of prime minister netanyahu's offer of stopping settlements in exchange for recognition of israel? >> it is important to create conditions to be built for these negotiations to continue. it will be u
>> this process is being led by afghanistan. you are talking about the composition of the political structure in civil society within afghanistan and this is rightly decisions for the afghan government and people. >> what this situation with richard holbrooke? >> nothing went wrong. the date has been reopened. the trucks are flowing through that gate. they are on their way to resupply the national forces in afghanistan. we successfully worked through the issue with the...
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this is about afghanistan? >> an ambassador in washington this morning said that he sent a letter to the state department saying that they cannot accept the u.s. ambassador. do you know about that? you know they will retaliate in some way? >> shourd. -- sure. whereupon remains our nominee. almer remains our nominee. we of received a communication from the venezuelan government but they do not want to enter into discussions on that. we do not talk about our diplomatic communications generally speaking. i will reiterate that palmer remains our nominee for ambassador. >> whether the withdrawal or not? >>, head. >> have you received any message from the venezuelan government criticizing a visa to enter the united states for someone to make conducted bombings? >> we received the diplomatic note. regarding his presence or legal status in the united states, i leave you to the department of online security -- of homeland security. >> they seem to be sending questions to you about these issues. i knowledge that we did r
this is about afghanistan? >> an ambassador in washington this morning said that he sent a letter to the state department saying that they cannot accept the u.s. ambassador. do you know about that? you know they will retaliate in some way? >> shourd. -- sure. whereupon remains our nominee. almer remains our nominee. we of received a communication from the venezuelan government but they do not want to enter into discussions on that. we do not talk about our diplomatic communications...
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troops should be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. we have the full funding for all of the overseas contingency accounts through the year 2014. at the end of 2014, we say our troops are going to be out of afghanistan, we are not going to need those moneys anymore. some people are saying you have to keep those funds there because we may still be engaged in combat operations overseas. that is very different from saying those are not real savings. what we are saying is if you still have combat operations going on beyond 2014, you have got to find a way to deal with this in your baseline budget. you do not get this extra what would then become an extra fund to dip into. to say those are not real savings when there are people talking right now about using that money beyond 2014, i do not thinking it is right. "let's go to the audience. i cannot really see. i will rely on the microphone people. >> i have a question about the employee exclusion. i heard what you had to say about not increasing the burden on the middle income taxpayers. do yo
troops should be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. we have the full funding for all of the overseas contingency accounts through the year 2014. at the end of 2014, we say our troops are going to be out of afghanistan, we are not going to need those moneys anymore. some people are saying you have to keep those funds there because we may still be engaged in combat operations overseas. that is very different from saying those are not real savings. what we are saying is if you still have...
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iraq and afghanistan vets, we set up a fourth line for you all. according to the department of veterans affairs, tv guide is estimated to affect some 20% of the troops injured in afghanistan and iraq. it is that a higher number of than in previous wars did when you look at statistics? guest: that is in rather good alignment with previous conflicts. when you look at the 20% rate, it is usually the screening rate. you raised the flag on the mailbox to say we need to look further at this person. we are not sure if they sustained a concussion but we want to look little further. the 20% rate or show -- so normally represents a screening process to identify those who require further care for evaluation of concussion. host: what is of the recovery process like? guest: there are many who and up recovering quite quickly and clearly and are able to return to their duty mission, many the following day. there are some patients who end up requiring having a more convoluted trajectory or a course of recovery that is a little more complicated. they continue to h
iraq and afghanistan vets, we set up a fourth line for you all. according to the department of veterans affairs, tv guide is estimated to affect some 20% of the troops injured in afghanistan and iraq. it is that a higher number of than in previous wars did when you look at statistics? guest: that is in rather good alignment with previous conflicts. when you look at the 20% rate, it is usually the screening rate. you raised the flag on the mailbox to say we need to look further at this person....
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in afghanistan. i deeply regret the circumstances that made this decision necessary. this is one of the finest officers of his generation. and he has an extraordinary record in leading the fight against some of the most lethal enemies of this country. it was this -- these and other qualities that lead for me to recommend him to the command last year. but i believe the poor judgment that he has shown with regard to the profile in "rolling stone" has made his membership in the national security team untenable. this is unacceptable under our form of government and this is inconsistent with the high standards of military leaders. the soldiers anddthe coalition partners are making extraordinary sacrifices in the fight against al qaeda and their extremist allies. the focus -- the focus must be on succeeding without distraction. i am confident that we will be able to achieve this goal under the command of general petraeus. as i have said before, he has established himself as one of the great captain's in am
in afghanistan. i deeply regret the circumstances that made this decision necessary. this is one of the finest officers of his generation. and he has an extraordinary record in leading the fight against some of the most lethal enemies of this country. it was this -- these and other qualities that lead for me to recommend him to the command last year. but i believe the poor judgment that he has shown with regard to the profile in "rolling stone" has made his membership in the national...
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was higher a couple of years ago because we had tens of thousands more troops in after began tan -- afghanistan. the gentleman may rethat we brought a lot of troops home. as a result of twheark don't need as much money in our war account, the overseas contingency account. so what i did mr. speaker, is exactly what our republicans -- our republican colleagues on the budget committee said we should do at that time. in other words, i opposed increases above the levels the administration and military commanders say were needed to carry out those operations. yes i did support a budget level at the level the president and our military commanders said was necessary. but as mr. mcclintock said, the republican budget does just the opposite. it does what we said we would not do and i say we, republicans democrats alike. so it's important to heed our own words otherwise we will as the budget committee itself said, we will undermine the integrity of the budget process. that was the point mr. mcclintock was making as well. i now yield three minutes to the gentleman from oregon the ranking member of the tran
was higher a couple of years ago because we had tens of thousands more troops in after began tan -- afghanistan. the gentleman may rethat we brought a lot of troops home. as a result of twheark don't need as much money in our war account, the overseas contingency account. so what i did mr. speaker, is exactly what our republicans -- our republican colleagues on the budget committee said we should do at that time. in other words, i opposed increases above the levels the administration and...
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i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the corrosive effects of corruption, ways, and failed expectations in our efforts there. one of the reasons i took this job was to improve our performance and accountability. this has been a dramatic year for progress that u.s. aid. the ford initiative is applying the agenda for accountability and leadership of a global level. in the short time i have been at the agency thus far, we have initiated aggressive reforms in afghanistan and at the very heart of what this commission was mandated to address. accountability in the provision of development assistance is among our highest priorities in afghanistan. we h
i began working in afghanistan in 1993 during the time when our country was ignoring the plight of afghanistan to our mutual peril. i spent many of the last 18 years working on that country, and i have written and testified extensively about the effort that the u.s. has undertaken in afghanistan spent -- since 2001. our mission has been and remain a central to u.s. national security and our civilian assistance efforts are essential to their success. i have repeatedly raised concerns about the...
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these agents and personnel were in iraq for a substantial period of time, for afghanistan -- in afghanistan for a period of time. we have been asked to go to benghazi, libya, the attack on the embassy in tunisia, the algerian attacks, just to mention a few of the terrorist attacks across the ocean that we have had, 10, 15, 20 terrorist arrests over the last 18 months, two years. the impact of sequestration affects our ability to do the type of surveillance, whether it be technical surveillance or personal surveillance, develop the tools and i.t. capacity that we have been developing for the past decade -- yes, it hurts. >> i was with your people in afghanistan and iraq. we know how difficult it is in benghazi. then congress makes the decision to freeze federal pay to men and women in afghanistan, who are in iraq, who went to benghazi, their pay is being frozen for the third consecutive year. talk about taking care of your personnel. did you see the movie "zero dark thirty"? >> no. >> the team that track down osama bin laden, their pay has been frozen. there is a scene in the movie where sev
these agents and personnel were in iraq for a substantial period of time, for afghanistan -- in afghanistan for a period of time. we have been asked to go to benghazi, libya, the attack on the embassy in tunisia, the algerian attacks, just to mention a few of the terrorist attacks across the ocean that we have had, 10, 15, 20 terrorist arrests over the last 18 months, two years. the impact of sequestration affects our ability to do the type of surveillance, whether it be technical surveillance...
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like afghanistan? and are 974 civilians as the administration proposed having on the ground by early next year, all we need? if not, when will you be able to tell us exactly how many are required? what will your new military campaign plan include that the august plan did not? with regard to the military strategy, i am curious. one of the keys to our success in iraq was the sunni awakening in which thousands of sunni tribesmen, many of whom had participated in or aided the insurgency, essentially switched to our side. is there any prospect of a similar shift in afghanistan? can we succeed in afghanistan without such an awakening? finally, general mcchrystal, will 30,000 troops, even with an additional 7,000 apparently pledged by other nations, be sufficient to break the taliban's momentum? can we meet the president's objective of degrading the taliban by focusing primarily on the south, when the taliban is already operating in the north? what types of soldiers, trainers, civil affairs, infantry, will co
like afghanistan? and are 974 civilians as the administration proposed having on the ground by early next year, all we need? if not, when will you be able to tell us exactly how many are required? what will your new military campaign plan include that the august plan did not? with regard to the military strategy, i am curious. one of the keys to our success in iraq was the sunni awakening in which thousands of sunni tribesmen, many of whom had participated in or aided the insurgency,...
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[applause] i visited afghanistan just a few weeks ago. while i was walking along, there was a big crowd, about 3000. a young woman in uniform was shaking my hand and other people were taking pictures. she pulled me into a hot and she whispered in my ear, gets don't ask, don't tell done. i said to her, i promise you i will. we are not a nation that says, don't ask, don't tell. we are a nation that says -- that welcomes the service of every patriot. we are a nation that believes that all men and women are created equal. those are the ideals that generations have fought for. those are the ideals that we all told today. it is my honor to sign this bill into law. [applause] [laughter] [applause] usa! usa! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> on the final day, the senate approved in nuclear arms treaty with russia. the chamber voted 71-26 to approve ratification of the new start. today, we spoke with author on the history of the treaty and of u.s. nuclear policy. from today's "washington journal," this is about 40 minutes. und. give us your impression of what you've
[applause] i visited afghanistan just a few weeks ago. while i was walking along, there was a big crowd, about 3000. a young woman in uniform was shaking my hand and other people were taking pictures. she pulled me into a hot and she whispered in my ear, gets don't ask, don't tell done. i said to her, i promise you i will. we are not a nation that says, don't ask, don't tell. we are a nation that says -- that welcomes the service of every patriot. we are a nation that believes that all men and...
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when we have people in afghanistan and we need to reset our equipment and we're not where we need to be, that's a problem. that's a concern of ours. but what we do not want to do is lose any of the fiscal progress that was made by this act. in fact, we want to go farther. so what this bill does is it says, for this -- rest of this half fiscal year, fiscal year 2014, and the upcoming fiscal year, fiscal year 2015, it changes the discretionary .0012 ng to go to $1 trillion and back to $-- $1.012 trillion and back today 1.014 trillion, back to where we are with skeft -- sequester. that means that 92% of sequester is still in tact. for the next year and a half, this bill preserves 70% of the sequester. but we pay for that 30% that is given back. let me explain what that means, just in a quick dollars and cent -- dollars and cents sense. this bill achieves $85 billion in mandatory savings. the things we talked about a minute ago. all those various permanent spending cuts. it gives back or relieves some of the -- from the sequester $63 billion in spending. half to defense, half to domestic
when we have people in afghanistan and we need to reset our equipment and we're not where we need to be, that's a problem. that's a concern of ours. but what we do not want to do is lose any of the fiscal progress that was made by this act. in fact, we want to go farther. so what this bill does is it says, for this -- rest of this half fiscal year, fiscal year 2014, and the upcoming fiscal year, fiscal year 2015, it changes the discretionary .0012 ng to go to $1 trillion and back to $-- $1.012...
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we have a regular discussion with afghanistan. they are concerned about the presence of save havens. we also have a regular dialogue and with the united states. most of it, we are at bilateral issues together. for our own dialogue, as you know, we have been a kind of dialogue on different teams. it has become one of those issues. not because we are unwilling to speak. certainly, the question of how afghanistan evolves in the future, to a large extent, the maintenance of the red lines of the international community. if you read the conclusions last year, it is very clear that there has to be an end to the terrorist attacks in afghanistan. >> the foreign secretary, you can't imagine that at 11:00. please join me in thanking him for a wonderful presentation. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> national governors' association holds their meeting in washington. and the oklahoma governor. that is live at 10:00 a.m. eastern followed by a discussion
we have a regular discussion with afghanistan. they are concerned about the presence of save havens. we also have a regular dialogue and with the united states. most of it, we are at bilateral issues together. for our own dialogue, as you know, we have been a kind of dialogue on different teams. it has become one of those issues. not because we are unwilling to speak. certainly, the question of how afghanistan evolves in the future, to a large extent, the maintenance of the red lines of the...
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would leave 13,600 troops in afghanistan after 2014. we also hear about the danger of iran's nuclear program. and the future of operations in iraq. this is the senate armed services committee from earlier today. the hearing's three hours. >> good morning, everybody. this morning's hearing is the first in our annual series of posture hearings that the combatant commanders, to receive testimony on the military strategy and operational requirements in their areas of responsibility. our witnesses are two extraordinary military leaders. general james matusz, commander u.s. central command, and admiral bill mcraven, commander u.s. special operations command. on behalf of our members, please pass along to the men and women serving in both areas our sincere gratitude for their dedication and sacrifices and we also thank their families. whose support is so essential to the well-being of their loved ones, to the well-being of our nation. general mat us, this is your third and your last posture hearing before this committee. and this committee is
would leave 13,600 troops in afghanistan after 2014. we also hear about the danger of iran's nuclear program. and the future of operations in iraq. this is the senate armed services committee from earlier today. the hearing's three hours. >> good morning, everybody. this morning's hearing is the first in our annual series of posture hearings that the combatant commanders, to receive testimony on the military strategy and operational requirements in their areas of responsibility. our...
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in afghanistan. they are principally in places like pakistan and yemmen and somalia and other places. this is costing us $100 million a year. and if we -- we just can't snord it and also not the twhy get at the enemy. so i've taken the lead in the senate in saying why don't we have a timetable that the president would propose to gradually bring those troops out of afghanistan? i think he's beginning to look at that. 2010, goo our website, c-span.org. welcome back. chris van hollen, head of the de triple c -- dccc. let me read this headline in "the philadelphia inquirer" -- these for donations are being used buy ads against democrats. as well, this allegation that there is no proof that foreign donors have been part of influencing this campaign. moveon.og put out and against mark kirk. do you tnk this is a good idea, what the white house is saying about the chamber? guest: there are a number of issues here. first of all, we should agree that these groups should disclose to their donors are. there was
in afghanistan. they are principally in places like pakistan and yemmen and somalia and other places. this is costing us $100 million a year. and if we -- we just can't snord it and also not the twhy get at the enemy. so i've taken the lead in the senate in saying why don't we have a timetable that the president would propose to gradually bring those troops out of afghanistan? i think he's beginning to look at that. 2010, goo our website, c-span.org. welcome back. chris van hollen, head of the...
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i've been to iraq and afghanistan about 22 times. i should spend more time in mexico from reading these reports. this is right on our border and we cannot afford to be slack anymore. i am hoping that either you address it with a tighter description with what is permissible for the border security folks, or you just come to congress and say we cannot resolve this and why don't you do it on our behalf? but this cannot continue. this cannot continue. the folks they live on the border towns on the mexican side deserve better and so did the united states citizens in those areas. we have to get serious about that. i think, if there is a different standard from -- that prevents border patrol people from going into these areas to protect the american people in a timely manner, then we need to have real consequences and i did not hear a clear answer when the ranking member ask you, our folks being disciplined when they stop border security folks from going in there and doing their job? i did not hear yes. i heard, we have guidelines that allo
i've been to iraq and afghanistan about 22 times. i should spend more time in mexico from reading these reports. this is right on our border and we cannot afford to be slack anymore. i am hoping that either you address it with a tighter description with what is permissible for the border security folks, or you just come to congress and say we cannot resolve this and why don't you do it on our behalf? but this cannot continue. this cannot continue. the folks they live on the border towns on the...
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the arrack and afghanistan iraq and -- the afghanistan conflicts have been unusual, in that there have been so many projects, so many of the tasks formerly done by uniformed military, eating done by civilian technicians, particularly electronic systems, communications -- host: why is that, charles? caller: one of the reasons is it is more economical to have civilians do that kind of work trainingpend years uniformed military. host: what are the implications of that? when you come back as a civilian, are there issues that you think the american people, the government should be addressing for you? you have served as a civilian over there. caller: from your mouth the godsey are. -- from your mouth to god's ear. if the defense department would develop some programs and help to assist the civilian technicians and engineers with finding work thomas with getting their security clearances updated, and being able to find work in telecommunications, electronics, commuter systems -- computer systems. i have been lucky that i have been able to be picked up on this african project, but many tasks d
the arrack and afghanistan iraq and -- the afghanistan conflicts have been unusual, in that there have been so many projects, so many of the tasks formerly done by uniformed military, eating done by civilian technicians, particularly electronic systems, communications -- host: why is that, charles? caller: one of the reasons is it is more economical to have civilians do that kind of work trainingpend years uniformed military. host: what are the implications of that? when you come back as a...
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involvement in afghanistan. 11 years ago afghanistan was among the poorest and most corrupt countries on the face of the earth. today it is still among the most corrupt and poorest countries on the face of the earth. we've lost 2,000 american soldiers, 16,000 wounded. last week the u.s. government decided to spend $105 billion rebuilding the infrastructure of this country. less than $53 billion in each of the next two years for a nation of over 200 million people. you just spent $78 billion rebuilding the roads and bridges of afghanistan, a nation of 30 million people. it's time that we do nation building right here at home. of the 34 provinces in afghanistan the spiritual and financial harm of the taliban is in kandahar province. because that is disproportionately where the poppy fields are that finances the taliban. the literacy rate for women in kandahar province is 1%. the literacy rate for men is about 15%. how do you build up an afghanistan police force and afghan narm army with people who are -- army with people who are illiterate? you have to build schools, you have to build r
involvement in afghanistan. 11 years ago afghanistan was among the poorest and most corrupt countries on the face of the earth. today it is still among the most corrupt and poorest countries on the face of the earth. we've lost 2,000 american soldiers, 16,000 wounded. last week the u.s. government decided to spend $105 billion rebuilding the infrastructure of this country. less than $53 billion in each of the next two years for a nation of over 200 million people. you just spent $78 billion...
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support must be a multiracial and multiethnic afghanistan. that includes pashtuns, uzbeks and the many nationalities that make up that country but it's vital for its future. i'm happy to look at the evidence that he has and perhaps arrange any appropriate meetin meetings. >> 2400 jobs have been destroyed, and last friday 650 in newport by one single firm that specializes in buying up firms, degrading the pay and conditions of the staff, and then abandoning them to unemployment. what protection is the government planning to give to those blameless people, hard workers who suffer from the scourge of this new vulture capitalism? >> i'm very happy to look at the individual case that he raises, but what i would say about the situation in terms of jobs in uk right now, if you look at the last week we've had 8000 jobs from birmingham city airport, we got 12,000 jobs and over thousand jobs in what we are seeing is businesses wanting to locate in britain, take people on in britain and grow in britain. it as an example of a practice of very happy to lo
support must be a multiracial and multiethnic afghanistan. that includes pashtuns, uzbeks and the many nationalities that make up that country but it's vital for its future. i'm happy to look at the evidence that he has and perhaps arrange any appropriate meetin meetings. >> 2400 jobs have been destroyed, and last friday 650 in newport by one single firm that specializes in buying up firms, degrading the pay and conditions of the staff, and then abandoning them to unemployment. what...